EAN: 9781501156175

ONE OF THE BOYS - DANIEL MAGARIEL KARTONIERT (TB)

A gripping and heartfelt (The New York Times Book Review) story about two young brothers
contending with the love they have for their abusive father  One of the Boys is one of the most
striking debut novels of the year (Rolling Stone). The three of them-a twelve-year-old boy  his
older brother  their father-have won the war: the father's term for his bitter divorce and
custody battle. They leave their Kansas home and drive through the night to Albuquerque  eager
to begin again  united by the thrilling possibility of carving out a new life together. The
boys go to school  join basketball teams  make friends. Meanwhile their father works from home
smoking cheap cigars to hide another smell. But soon the little missteps-the dead-eyed
absentmindedness  the late night noises  the comings and goings of increasingly odd
characters-become worrisome  and the boys find themselves watching their father change  grow
erratic  then dangerous. Set in the sublimely stark landscape of suburban New Mexico and a
cramped apartment shut tight to the world  One of the Boys conveys with propulsive prose and
extraordinary compassion a young boy's struggle to hold onto the pieces of his shattered
family. Tender  moving and beautiful  Daniel Magariel's debut is a masterful story of
resilience and survival. With the emotional core of A Little Life and the speed of We the
Animals  it is A knockout...A shimmering  heartbreaking portrait of children fiercely devoted
to a damaged parent and of the intense sibling bond that helps them through (People).

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